Iraq’s Prime Minister Faces a Litany of Tough Security Challenges
Originally published in The National Interest On November 18, Iraq’s foreign minister condemned a rocket attack the previous day in Baghdad’s Green...
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Situation Report: Trump orders troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq
The Defense Department is expected to cut nearly 2,000 troops from Afghanistan and 500 troops from Iraq by mid-January, according...
On the Anniversary of Iraq’s Uprising, Iran Still Kills With Impunity
Originally published by the National Interest In order for Iraqi Prime Minister Kadhimi to stabilize the U.S.-Iraqi relationship and quell...
Will the new wave of protests in Iraq finally thwart Iranian influence?
Originally posted by The Times of Israel Following the murders of three prominent anti-corruption activists in Iraq, frustrated demonstrators once...
Erdogan tests Iraq’s sovereignty in latest round of airstrikes
Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi must draw a red line to thwart Turkey’s aggression....
Al-Kadhimi’s balancing act of US-Iranian tensions and Iraqi sovereignty
Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Iraq’s new prime minister must juggle rising US-Iranian tensions and Iraqi sovereignty amid his...
Turkey, Iran test new Iraqi PM’s resolve
Originally published by the Israel Hayom On June 18, Baghdad summoned the ambassadors from Iran and Turkey to discuss their...
Is Iraq’s new PM losing the fight against Iranian-backed militias?
Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Kadhimi pledged to rein in Iranian-backed militias, but recent events highlight the difficulty of...
Tehran meddles in US-Iraq strategic talks
Originally published by Jewish News Syndicate U.S. and Iraqi officials began a series of talks on June 11 as part...
Will Iraq’s new PM shake off Iran’s grip on the region?
Originally published by Jerusalem Post As popular animosity towards Iran continues to grow, the Islamic Republic may lose its strategic...
Iraqi refugee in Phoenix arrested as alleged leader of Al Qaeda assassination cell
A 42-year old Iraqi man working as a driving instructor in Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested last week as federal agents...
Iran’s Iraqi militia proxy Kataeb Hezbollah explained
Originally posted on VOA News - By Rikar Hussein, Mehdi Jedinia, Michael Lipin The hundreds of Iraqi Shiite protesters and...
The Harvard professor who brought Islamist law to Iraq now wants to impeach Trump
Yesterday, Democratic legislators prominently featured Harvard law professor Noah Feldman as an authority on the U.S. Constitution in its effort...
As Iran Seeks to Deepen its Influence in Iraq, Many Object in Protests
Over the past few weeks, protests have erupted in Iraq, with about 250 dead and 5000 injured this month at...
Are Other American Muslims As Concerned about Rep. Ilhan Omar as the Former Miss Iraq?
On August 7, 2019, radio host Sara Carter interviewed former Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan, about the backlash, including death threats,...
General Boykin on President Trump’s Surprise Trip to Iraq, Trump’s Syria Policy
Must-watch video of Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William "Jerry" Boykin's Fox News interview on President Trump's visit to Iraq, the President's Syria policy...